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HEcould feel his mouth salivating at the smell of fried noodles, licking his lips as if to control his urge to gobble the entire packet of noodles in one go. Lucky for him, he was able to control it by having himself a drink, sipping it through the fancy straw he had. He would rather wait for his sister figure to settle in first before taking his food. But the moment he said a familiar name out in front of Areum, Edison shifted his attention after he placed his drink down and grabbed his packet of stir-fried noodle. Of course, his excitement usually got him into conversations like these – which he would certainly do the honours of telling her about Cora.
“Oh Coco?” He slurped his noodle, raising his hand to mirror the same thing Areum did out of manner. Oh, where would he even start with this? There were a lot of things Edison could talk about with his sister such as how he met Cora and his friends, how they spent time together – and the one time he blamed himself for separating his friends to different realms or dimensions after he escaped the future. With legs crossed Indian style, Edison cleared his throat and lowered his food down, as if he was ready to tell a tale.
“She’s one of my bestest friends back in the future, along with Jalen and a few I’ve met!” He nodded his head, the corners of his lips curved upwards slightly. “She’s really cute and whenever she’s scared or something, I’m always there to make her feel better, like what I do all the time. Oh oh! Coco can do magic tricks too! Like like like…she could make flowers grow or something cooler than that too! It’s so pretty and cool!” He added. It was then, the smile he had on his face turned upside down as he fiddled with the wooden chopstick. Edison fell silent for a few seconds, taking in a deep breath before he exhaled.
“Coco changed a lot after I…tried to use my power to escape from that place.” He kept his head low. That particular memory was something that Edison could not move on from, as he recalled the first time he met Cora being distant towards him – and for that, he always blamedhimselffor separating his friends due to his inexperience back then. However, it was not the time to brood about it. He shook his head and looked up at Areum, flashing a small grin at her before he took another big chunk of his noodle to stuff it in his mouth. “Anyway, she’s now an empress of this pretty kingdom in her realm – and she has DRAGONS too!”
future , there were still a lot of things that areum was not aware about edison . no matter how close they were , just like she wasn’t fond of talking of her past . she knew the feeling of guilt that lingered when one is unable to change the outcomes of certain actions . till she listens to the younger speak – watching the glint in his eyes as he tells her of this coco person . how much he must have felt at the outcomes played out only for him to push back his emotions with a smile on his features . even the sun dims a bit every now and then and all she could do was reach out to softly ruffle his locks . ❛ she seems like a very interesting person . almost like she and i have the same gifts . ❜ she utters out before paying attention to the food placed in her sight . ❛ i’m sure she’s a great person and i’m sure that things will get better , eddie . ❜ but she won’t dwell on the topic for her brother’s sake .
❛ i might be transferred to a different department soon. ❜ conversation lingers in the air as areum paused her eating to take a drink out of her boba that was brought . her stomach feeling with content that she had at last feed it some honest food unlike the cups of ramen lingering about . ❛ i got the news yesterday from my boss . they want to place me with the linguistics team . guess they finally took to notice how easily people seem to give me permission for things . ❜ came from the fact that last month she had been gone for a week in france to help aid the director of the museum in his task of getting an exhibit from france for a few months . ❛ do you think i should take it ? ❜ question lingers in the air as she glances for a moment over at the younger , wondering what her brother’s opinion would be . ❛ iunno how i feel about taking a desk job . ❜ she hums out , pushing her finished bowl off to the side as she leans a bit into her chair ; bones of her tense body cracking at the motion as areum releases a soft sigh .
❛ they are offering better pay too . ❜
SHEswore to not allow the spirits to be harmed or controlled by the likes of him. She had given them the freedom they needed, while the spiritual creatures were indebted to her that they would protect her from danger even if their lives depended on it. But in a situation like this, it was risky for her to demonstrate her full potential to the other, let alone allow the spirits to roam free and reveal themselves to the mad king. Ryo stood her ground however, refusing to accept the fact she would be used to achieve his wicked goals – she was sure she could find a way out of this without harming the lives of the spiritual creatures she protected.
THEsound of hissing alerted Ryo the moment she turned to where it came from, her eyes caught the sight of vicious yellow ones ion the shadows. A shocked gasp left her lips, taking a step back from the giant figure in the shadows, feeling the heavy tug from the spirits behind her. As tempted as the spirits were to protect their lady, Ryo took out a hand and faintly shook her head, a look that said ‘don’t show yourselves’ the moment she turned to them. The blue flames that once surrounded the mad king simmered down as it turned to a small blue flaming orb that darted towards Ryo the instant she was in trouble. The orb dropped on the floor and created a large ring of fire around her, which was followed with the figure of what looked to be demonic ogres that closed themselves to protect Ryo.
RATHERthan feeling relieved, the girl grew more worried as the little fire spirit showed its skills for the sake of protecting her from Zefarer. “No no no, not like this.” She mumbled to herself while looking at the fiery figures around her. “Y-You have to hide. It’ll only make it worse…”
he grows bored of her insists and refusal of the plans that fate had placed in the youngling’s path . heat of the blue flames no longer pest him as zefarer watches the way the piglet commands her toys . soon , that power would be beneath his control , until aesrior has done his job ; all he could do is wait . although temptation was in him to take the girl right there and then back to their lands . but the desire to see his brother t a r n i s h a bond was all too sweet to miss out . if the prince would not bend , then zefarer would make him break and this was a way of doing it . ❛ enough , you insolent child . ❜ it’s fire that seeps through his tiers as the hissing of his beloved friend increases at the view of blue flames circling around the woman . ❛ tell your little toys to back down before i have no restraint upon my own temper . ❜ he utters as the presence of agu reaches behind him . the king of snakes , towering well above zefarer’s own height as the head of the beast ; yellow eyes narrowing at the woman before him .
❛ do you know anything about basilisk, piglet ?❜ his voice lingers out as his eyes stared at the beings formed within the flames ; demonic creatures that peaked his interest at how loyal those creatures were to the human girl before them . ❛ it’s said that they carry a gaze that can kill anything with a single stare if they desire too . even those already dead ,how would purgatory be for those already dead . ❜ he utters with curiosity of his own as his hand lingers up to touch with affection the belly of his familiar . feeling the familiar subtle slim his flesh carried as he glances up at the way the giant snake was ready to attack , all zefarer had to do was let go of the invisible chains not that he ever restrained agu . ❛ now put down the toys , piglet. while agu is well trained and listens to orders . i don’t have a habit of restraining him . so he’s not used to being on a leash or so your kind would say . i don’t know how long he will be able to hold out until an accident happens and we wouldn’t want that , now would we? i would prefer you alive , piglet . ❜
